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. >> federal prosecutors are recommending in a year sentence for a california campaign treasurer who pleaded guilty to defrauding a lease $7 million from the credit polidemocratic politicia. kinde durkee is scheduled to be sensed tomorrow in sacramento. she pleaded guilty in march to five counts of mail fraud. if the judge agrees to the a year sentence. turkey would have to start six years in 10 months before she is eligible for growth. despite the loss of campaign money, democrats this year added congressional seats, wreaths to poor majorities in the legislature ever elected senator dianne feinstein. >> we will have a look at our traffic and weather when we come back. new research this week's us just tha breast cancer rates ine four regions are 10 to 20% higher than the statewide average. off the cause of a higher rate of breast cancer is still a mystery. >> the food and drug administration has stopped operations of a new mexico peanut butter processor as it cracks down on the salmonella poisoning. dozens of people in 20 states were sickened by the in the butter made in the plan tha
. >> federal prosecutors are recommending in a year sentence for a california campaign treasurer who pleaded guilty to defrauding a lease $7 million from the credit polidemocratic politicia. kinde durkee is scheduled to be sensed tomorrow in sacramento. she pleaded guilty in march to five counts of mail fraud. if the judge agrees to the a year sentence. turkey would have to start six years in 10 months before she is eligible for growth. despite the loss of campaign money, democrats this...
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>> so the state of california has the disaster health volunteer system. and you can sign up on there and they will look at the credentials within 24 hours and say if -- that's the extent, though, they don't do any background checks. so the locals have to kind of develop their own policies and again that is something we're working on. we have a lot of great doctors and nurses in san francisco and knowing they would be willing to respond in case of a disaster is important. capturing that information on dhv and know they would be able to go to other facilities if need be is one of our big to do items. >> each hospital is also required to have a whole plan for credentialing volunteer medical professionals, both those who are licensed independent practitioners and those who have either certifications or other non-licensed kind of health care practitioners and a whole way to integrate them into their response if necessary. it's part of the joint commission standards for hospitals in planning for emergency response as well. >> the military has no problem, then,
>> so the state of california has the disaster health volunteer system. and you can sign up on there and they will look at the credentials within 24 hours and say if -- that's the extent, though, they don't do any background checks. so the locals have to kind of develop their own policies and again that is something we're working on. we have a lot of great doctors and nurses in san francisco and knowing they would be willing to respond in case of a disaster is important. capturing that...
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clean up sandy. 69 vehicles from southern california were flown in from the west coast. they also sent generators and water pumps to help with clean-ups. the navy will be on stand by in case the state government asks for them help. and now, picking up the pieces from sandy. staten island is a 60 square mile portion of new york city and it suffered some of the worst devastation from the storm. 19 of the city's deaths happened on staten island and today, i toured some of the hardest hit areas and spoke with residents just beginning to pick up the piecing of their shattered lives. this is quincy avenue and you still can't get close to house number 845. that's where barbara and her son, christopher, barely survived the storm. >> we stayed 11 hour onss on the roof. we kept yelling help to everyone we see. nobody was coming. nobody. >> their neighborhood, destroyed. the water rose feet in just minutes. they escaped with their lives, but suffered unimaginable loss. >> we were told the next day, looking for my sister, she was found dead in her apartment -- we have to get her fro
clean up sandy. 69 vehicles from southern california were flown in from the west coast. they also sent generators and water pumps to help with clean-ups. the navy will be on stand by in case the state government asks for them help. and now, picking up the pieces from sandy. staten island is a 60 square mile portion of new york city and it suffered some of the worst devastation from the storm. 19 of the city's deaths happened on staten island and today, i toured some of the hardest hit areas and...
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next to him is don boland, executive director of california utilities emergency association. next to him is david brig, regional and local water system manager for the san francisco public utilities commission and finally but not least, romel an jell lus, manager for san francisco wireless. i have drafted several questions for our panel to answer and will hopefully have time at the end to take questions from the audience. before we start our panel discussion, i wanted it share with you what we are doing in san francisco to advance our lifeline's resilence we are the first major u.s. city to (inaudible) post katrina where he saw firsthand where a critical role these systems played in the city's recovery. i am honored to chair the council because i feel it's crucial that the public sector work side by side with our private sector partners to do everything we can today to ensure we will meet the needs of our residents in the days, weeks and years after a disaster. the objective of the lifeline council are to develop and improve collaboration in the city and county across regions
next to him is don boland, executive director of california utilities emergency association. next to him is david brig, regional and local water system manager for the san francisco public utilities commission and finally but not least, romel an jell lus, manager for san francisco wireless. i have drafted several questions for our panel to answer and will hopefully have time at the end to take questions from the audience. before we start our panel discussion, i wanted it share with you what we...
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you can see that it is breaking apart over parts of northern california. this is something that we are not really concern ourselves with. it just will be a stray showers for communities north of that. the rest of the bay area will be cool. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows that there will be a chance for light rain. saturday night and sunday and another storm system will push its way through. we may see heavy rain at times and gusty conditions. this system may affect us as we start the next work with. this is something that will keep an eye on for you. >>it is a pretty good ride around the bay. the veterans day holiday is i observed to date. there are a lot of businesses and offices that are close. the state and federal offices are closed. it is light than usual traffic here. they have not activated the metering lights yet. these are just delays for cash customers. the carpoolers are getting through without delay. on highway 92 there were not usual construction delays and you kron would not see them this morning. we have been monitoring this bridge
you can see that it is breaking apart over parts of northern california. this is something that we are not really concern ourselves with. it just will be a stray showers for communities north of that. the rest of the bay area will be cool. your 7 day around the bay forecast shows that there will be a chance for light rain. saturday night and sunday and another storm system will push its way through. we may see heavy rain at times and gusty conditions. this system may affect us as we start the...
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talk a little bit about you know labeling foods in california we're fighting for our right to know what we're eating right now only a quarter of the public is actually aware that they're already eating to medically modified foods and so we just don't know what we're eating people are completely unaware seventy five percent of us say they think they've never eaten anything to medically modified so in california we have a ballot initiative that would give us that simple right foods would be labeled may contain genetically modified organisms now critics of this critics of this say that they are concerned that if it's labeled that you're eating a genetically modified food people are going to freak out they say there's no evidence that these foods do any more harm to you than you know if it wasn't and they also say that's going to drive up food prices well the argument about food prices is completely specious it's just has no basis in fact not even in the fact that the opposition site they claim that food prices will rise four hundred dollars that's the cost of switching from g.m.o. ingredie
talk a little bit about you know labeling foods in california we're fighting for our right to know what we're eating right now only a quarter of the public is actually aware that they're already eating to medically modified foods and so we just don't know what we're eating people are completely unaware seventy five percent of us say they think they've never eaten anything to medically modified so in california we have a ballot initiative that would give us that simple right foods would be...
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i'm from california. i been talking to both sides and both sides are kind of in the same place. both sides say that, both side recognize when you really get into it that we need to raise revenue and we need to have cuts. we need to, on the spending side. that is widely acknowledged on both sides. i think both sides come from a little dirty. one said we need cuts but we haves to accept some, some tax raises. the other side says we need, we need more revenue but we're willing to accept some cuts so --. melissa: that's not what it sound like from the outside. from here in new york and everywhere else in the country we hear a very hard-line from both sides. i mean you hear the president get up and says we've got a mandate. i heard from voters and they want the wealthy to pay more. and both side seem to be just willing to die on this mountain but you're saying something totally different. you say you talked to them in private and there is a compromise in sight which is encouraging to the rest of us, i feel like "thelma & louise". we're going flying off this cliff at full speed with n
i'm from california. i been talking to both sides and both sides are kind of in the same place. both sides say that, both side recognize when you really get into it that we need to raise revenue and we need to have cuts. we need to, on the spending side. that is widely acknowledged on both sides. i think both sides come from a little dirty. one said we need cuts but we haves to accept some, some tax raises. the other side says we need, we need more revenue but we're willing to accept some cuts...
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. >> many of them who serve in california are not licensed in california, the military has a waiver for that requirement. so i'm not certain how that would apply if we're using those folks in a humanitarian disaster in california. we're able to treat our folks regardless of the state of licensing in a particular state, though. >> last year when i took a look at the shock trauma platoon, and i'm going to talk to you about that one really cool thing i saw. i have a little bit of medical experience and to see they have effectively a robotic soldier that can go into defib, whose eyes can dilate, they can do pulses both radial and distal and there is a programmer who is effectively testing a battlefield soldier what to do, i found absolutely fascinating as a way to bring a real life experience to that individual. for me that was a fantastic tool that you have and i thought that was wonderful. >> we're going to be -- little advertisement -- we're going to be demonstrating that capability at our display at the marina green so if you'd like to come see that, that's available. >> any final quest
. >> many of them who serve in california are not licensed in california, the military has a waiver for that requirement. so i'm not certain how that would apply if we're using those folks in a humanitarian disaster in california. we're able to treat our folks regardless of the state of licensing in a particular state, though. >> last year when i took a look at the shock trauma platoon, and i'm going to talk to you about that one really cool thing i saw. i have a little bit of...
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to be 500 feet west, used to be 500 feet west and you can't hear me quoting tongue-in-cheek saying california climatologist who once said something is happening here, just what it isn't exactly clear. .. >> i just want to say that the citizens of new york are so lucky of to have you and senator schumer and others just carrying the weight of superstorm sandy so that we can fix this and do some mitigation so we don't see this again. >> welshing thank you, madam -- welshing thank you, madam chairwoman, for holding this today. i can't tell you how important it is for the congress to understand the predth and depth of this storm and what impact it's actually had. i also appreciate your kind words and your call in the middle of the storm giving the condolences for the victims and for the families that were suffering. i also want to thank my colleagues who will be appearing later in this hearing, senator schumer will come in, and the rest of our delegation will come in this as well. i just want to thank you for giving us the opportunities to tell the stories of what's happened to our families in new
to be 500 feet west, used to be 500 feet west and you can't hear me quoting tongue-in-cheek saying california climatologist who once said something is happening here, just what it isn't exactly clear. .. >> i just want to say that the citizens of new york are so lucky of to have you and senator schumer and others just carrying the weight of superstorm sandy so that we can fix this and do some mitigation so we don't see this again. >> welshing thank you, madam -- welshing thank you,...
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when people across the country, people in california, they have been through massive gas spikes so it is national. a lost challenges in terms of infrastructure. we do not have an energy policy or infrastructure and it brings the issues to the front page. what is interesting the impact may not be felt until the next jobs report because we know we will see layoffs, we will see consumers closing their wallets. that is looming on the horizon. for now it is a function or feel bad economy days before the election. when the election is this closesten if it is not the presidential election it could be a congressional or senate seat that is critical. both candidates said they were on top of it and people getting used to the long lines, and it could have nothing to do with the president or the gaffe they are pissed and when that happens and they are waiting in the long lines and they say both of you said things are getting better and we are on top of this, it does not look like being on top of everything. >>guest: the whole country was crying out for staten island and the jersey shore and that
when people across the country, people in california, they have been through massive gas spikes so it is national. a lost challenges in terms of infrastructure. we do not have an energy policy or infrastructure and it brings the issues to the front page. what is interesting the impact may not be felt until the next jobs report because we know we will see layoffs, we will see consumers closing their wallets. that is looming on the horizon. for now it is a function or feel bad economy days before...
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host: here are some more tweets -- a couple of e-mails -- that is mike from california. nancy from texas says -- front page of "the financial times" has the picture that a lot of folks have in their papers this morning. al in indiana on are democrats' line, good morning. caller: good morning. i believe that you can add to that question and put on a few more words. you look at who the president had to reach across the aisle to. i go back to one of president obama's addresses to congress when congressman wilson from california shouted out in front of a live audience on tv, "you lie." i think that is indicative of where this republican party is. the entire country is being held hostage because of the republican party's refusal to evolve. demographically, the republican party does not pay respect to women, to minorities, and they have no national candidates for office as a result of that. they are worried about all things vagina and ridiculous things like that. host: darlene on a republican line. what is your opinion? caller: i want to tell you i used to be a democrat. 14idn
host: here are some more tweets -- a couple of e-mails -- that is mike from california. nancy from texas says -- front page of "the financial times" has the picture that a lot of folks have in their papers this morning. al in indiana on are democrats' line, good morning. caller: good morning. i believe that you can add to that question and put on a few more words. you look at who the president had to reach across the aisle to. i go back to one of president obama's addresses to...
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about the military response, heavy lift aircraft at the air force base, loading up with trucks from california to come to new york to get the lights back on. in new jersey, governor christie is going to house visiting crews from other states at an old military base, and three u.s. navy war ships are going to sit off the coast of new york and new jersey, feeding the overall effort. again, across a huge area, this storm's impact is staggering. across such a wide area, a cold, dark need, food going bad, people can't buy gas, kids can't go to school, they can't go to work and many homes are ripped open. many businesses are still without power across 15 state, millions of people, from maine to michigan, all the way down to north carolina. let's not forget. cities and towns battered in between, in some places it could be weeks before the lights come back on. in northeast ohio, tens of thousands in and around cleveland could be without heat during the weekend. temperatures in the mid-30s at night. in connecticut, power crews are making their way through a tangled maze, in town after town, they are tr
about the military response, heavy lift aircraft at the air force base, loading up with trucks from california to come to new york to get the lights back on. in new jersey, governor christie is going to house visiting crews from other states at an old military base, and three u.s. navy war ships are going to sit off the coast of new york and new jersey, feeding the overall effort. again, across a huge area, this storm's impact is staggering. across such a wide area, a cold, dark need, food...
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a lot of states that were spared that were not hard hit or some states as far away as california, they have pledged to start getting equipment crews etc. here into new jersey and new york, and connecticut as quickly as possible. as power starts coming back on, we want to make sure that people can also get to work. there are a lot of folks in jersey who work in new york, in the city, and in other places where transportation may be hobbled. one of the things that i mentioned to the governor is the possibility of us using federal assets military assets as well as taking inventory of assets from around the country that can be brought in so that we can help people get to their work. we're going to have a lot of work to do. i don't want anybody to feel that some how this is all going to get all cleaned up overnight. i want to make sure that people have realistic expectations, but what i can promise is that the federal government will be working as closely as possible with the state and local officials, and we will not quit until this is done. we're not going to tolerate red tape. we're not g
a lot of states that were spared that were not hard hit or some states as far away as california, they have pledged to start getting equipment crews etc. here into new jersey and new york, and connecticut as quickly as possible. as power starts coming back on, we want to make sure that people can also get to work. there are a lot of folks in jersey who work in new york, in the city, and in other places where transportation may be hobbled. one of the things that i mentioned to the governor is...
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but we don't do that began shafted place more erred calls in california and wyoming because of population. whites answer more than non-whites. women answer more than men. even then you have to wait the sample to make sure you have the right mix. john: how do do that? >> it is from the statistics course we know we have 52 percent of women in this day we want to make sure the sample matches. john: criticism. you favor republicans. "time" magazine says you are conservative leaning and rasmussen polls are biased. >> there is always criticism. the pollsters incentive is always to get their right to. we have nothing to gain to game the system. john: if you have a reputation for getting it right. >> more people are mad at you. john: use speak to the first personthe answers the phone rather than random. >> there results academic theory back in the 1960's where there were just a few pollsters like gallup would say of a bite to speak to the oldest male or the in this to female it was a good technique. now we have twitter, cable news, . john: what does that have to do with pulling? been a people don
but we don't do that began shafted place more erred calls in california and wyoming because of population. whites answer more than non-whites. women answer more than men. even then you have to wait the sample to make sure you have the right mix. john: how do do that? >> it is from the statistics course we know we have 52 percent of women in this day we want to make sure the sample matches. john: criticism. you favor republicans. "time" magazine says you are conservative leaning...
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but we don't do that began shafted place more erred calls in california and wyoming because of population. whites answer more than non-whites. women answer more than men. even then you have to wait the sample to make sure you have the right mix. john: how do do that? >> it is from the statistics cour we know we have 52 percent of women in this day we want to make sure the sample matches. john: criticism. you favor republicans. "time" magazine says you are conseative leaning and rasmussen polls are biased. >> there is alys criticism. the pollsters incentive is always to get their right to. we have nothing to gain to game the system. john: if you have a retation for getting it right. >> more people are mad at you. john: use speak to the first person the answers the phone rather than random. >> there results academic theory back in the 1960's where there were just a few pollsters like gallup would say of a bite to speak to the oldest male or the in this to female it was a good technique now we have twitter, cable news, . john: what does that have to do with pulling? been a people don't commu
but we don't do that began shafted place more erred calls in california and wyoming because of population. whites answer more than non-whites. women answer more than men. even then you have to wait the sample to make sure you have the right mix. john: how do do that? >> it is from the statistics cour we know we have 52 percent of women in this day we want to make sure the sample matches. john: criticism. you favor republicans. "time" magazine says you are conseative leaning and...
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we'll see if california will join them. night is still young. >> live in san francisco tonight. >> thanks so much. gentleman here's a look at some other important state propa significance. prop 36 revise california 3 strike law. right now it is ahead 68 percent to 32 percent saying no. >> death penalty would be abolished and replaced with life sentences in california fv voters pass proposition 34. at this moment it is losing. 14 percent of the precinct reporting no. 57 percent on proposition 34 to repeal the death penalty in the state. >>> we are also posting real time results on the state proposition at our web site. our web site is updated the moment the latest numbers are in. >>> that's right. we have a lieutenant more election coverage to get to of course. bay area city perhaps best known for its chevron refinery now instead of fighting big oil residents fighting big soda. live coverage on the ballot measure that may the first of its kind. >> plus the 25-year-old who is taking on incumbent in highly contested congressio
we'll see if california will join them. night is still young. >> live in san francisco tonight. >> thanks so much. gentleman here's a look at some other important state propa significance. prop 36 revise california 3 strike law. right now it is ahead 68 percent to 32 percent saying no. >> death penalty would be abolished and replaced with life sentences in california fv voters pass proposition 34. at this moment it is losing. 14 percent of the precinct reporting no. 57 percent...
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this is the first year the california national guard has participated in any substantial way in fleet week. i know we have only a very, very tiny fleet between our army forces and our air forces. we do have a couple of vessels. we are looking forward to continuing to participate and doing yet more to support this and the work with our inter agency partners. >> we in the san francisco bay area region will continue to work with our local partners, with our state partners, cal ema, the national guard, with our federal partners fema, the national park service, and with all of our military partners to, you know, really work on being prepared and ready for anything in the bay area region. and i'm confident that with the relationships we're building, that we will be prepared when the time comes. thank you. >> thank you to the panel for all of their insights. (applause) >> big hand for the panel, that was great. and if i could ask the panel to stay where you are, jody, if you would sit down. i want to bring the closing remarks, i want to bring up former secretary of state george schultz. >> f
this is the first year the california national guard has participated in any substantial way in fleet week. i know we have only a very, very tiny fleet between our army forces and our air forces. we do have a couple of vessels. we are looking forward to continuing to participate and doing yet more to support this and the work with our inter agency partners. >> we in the san francisco bay area region will continue to work with our local partners, with our state partners, cal ema, the...
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rates when you have this massive type of youts you'll see all insurance companies, wheth you're in california, montana or new york, you're going to have, you know, going to have rates go up. the second things, used cars, same thing i katrina you have a whole bunch of cars taken off the market because they're not usable and all of a sudden used car prices go up, 10, 20, saw the up 20% reported last week d all the way across, diesel oil. we're going to see i across the state it's not just a northeast issue. >> brenda: gary k, what do you think of that? >> toby is absolutely right. whenever you have shortages with an event like this, especially in highly populated area, lumber, building materials, we can run the gamut here. prices go higher and costs go higher to business and consumers and that will definitively effect an economy. especially still trying to get up. a very tough thing to watch. >> brenda: gary b. is it having an impact or limited and temporary? >> the latter brenda, yes. look, it's the less, less temporary and less limited, i think the closer you were to the northeast. so, people
rates when you have this massive type of youts you'll see all insurance companies, wheth you're in california, montana or new york, you're going to have, you know, going to have rates go up. the second things, used cars, same thing i katrina you have a whole bunch of cars taken off the market because they're not usable and all of a sudden used car prices go up, 10, 20, saw the up 20% reported last week d all the way across, diesel oil. we're going to see i across the state it's not just a...
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certainly the california national guard is represented heavily here. obviously they are going to be the first guys to respond to a disaster and they have several interesting roles not only from a state perspective but as they get federalized or with the dual status commander managing federal response and federal authorities of military authorities flowing in. and most significantly, we're represented today with the commander of northern command, general jackoby. as you know, defense report to civil authorities is not a primary mission area for the department of defense. we have codified it in policy over the years and certainly things have advanced since 9/11 and hurricane katrina, but there has been a real gap in detailed preplanning for emergency response, particularly as it works its way down the chain into the tactical forces that would respond, most specifically i think those on active duty. this is an area that we don't tend to pay a lot of attention to and very often when it comes we tray to look the other way. i believe that we have been reason
certainly the california national guard is represented heavily here. obviously they are going to be the first guys to respond to a disaster and they have several interesting roles not only from a state perspective but as they get federalized or with the dual status commander managing federal response and federal authorities of military authorities flowing in. and most significantly, we're represented today with the commander of northern command, general jackoby. as you know, defense report to...
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also quite important in california into and -- 2003. they recognize the parliamentary statute followed a very important leader. and a very intelligent political campaign, they nearly ruled that marriage exclusion of same-sex couples violates the state constitution. they give the legislature several months to implement this, reaffirmed in 2004 when they met the mandate. in may of 2004, for the first time in the united states, officials started handing out marriage licenses and nullified in previous campaigns. they argued there was a backlash against the decision in massachusetts. does backlash was much less pronounced. in the state of massachusetts, the persistent campaign to amend the constitution was rebuffed at every turn by the legislature. president george w. bush's campaign with the federal marriage amendments did not get through this said. , the cloture vote and the supporters of the federal marriage amendment could not even secure a majority. to be sure that there is a proliferation of states and a crucial amendments mostly by in
also quite important in california into and -- 2003. they recognize the parliamentary statute followed a very important leader. and a very intelligent political campaign, they nearly ruled that marriage exclusion of same-sex couples violates the state constitution. they give the legislature several months to implement this, reaffirmed in 2004 when they met the mandate. in may of 2004, for the first time in the united states, officials started handing out marriage licenses and nullified in...
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california is 10.8%. even within california, i was just in silicon valley last week. they cannot find -- the biggest problem is they cannot find engineers. that is the biggest problem. then you go to southern california and it's a different story. >> brian sullivan and lee you were pointing out the uncertainty that ceos feel yet there are companies that are doing well and there is consumer confidence. there is data on the table that shows upticks, that shows people are feeling confident. how is this not in sync then? i mean, i understand that the administration might have caused some uncertainty for major companies but at the same time, at the same level they are making profits are they not? what am i missing? >> well, one of the -- the big thing -- >> i'm sorry. brian, go ahead. >> ladies first. >> all right. lee gallagher? >> i'm sorry, brian. >> please jump in. >> don't worry about it. >> a lot of this is a productivity thing. in the past three years these companies have been forced to see what they can get by with. and you've also had this technological improvemen
california is 10.8%. even within california, i was just in silicon valley last week. they cannot find -- the biggest problem is they cannot find engineers. that is the biggest problem. then you go to southern california and it's a different story. >> brian sullivan and lee you were pointing out the uncertainty that ceos feel yet there are companies that are doing well and there is consumer confidence. there is data on the table that shows upticks, that shows people are feeling confident....
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12 million gallons of gasoline, being flown in through 6 c-130s and utility trucks, as far away as california. to help repair power lines, power is coming back on, parts of new york. and my belief is that by -- >> you and i are going to argue over fema and whether it's worth it. i disagree. that's okay. >> the only agency we have to deal with these problems. >> neil: i'm concerned, about where you will get the $14 billion, $12 billion, go deeper into debt? >> look, this is about a month-and-a-half of what we spend in afghanistan. so let's be clear. if salvaging new york and new jersey and continue continue and pennsylvania is not worth a month-and-a-half of what our country is spending in a place that most of us will never, ever see, then i don't know where or priorities are. >> neil: all right, congressman, thank you very much. ocean county, new jersey. the storm goes on, the floods go on, a lot of big questions, back and forth, as to the best way to help these people. we shall see. we shall see. i'm a conservative investor. i invest in what i know. i turned 65 last week. i'm getting married
12 million gallons of gasoline, being flown in through 6 c-130s and utility trucks, as far away as california. to help repair power lines, power is coming back on, parts of new york. and my belief is that by -- >> you and i are going to argue over fema and whether it's worth it. i disagree. that's okay. >> the only agency we have to deal with these problems. >> neil: i'm concerned, about where you will get the $14 billion, $12 billion, go deeper into debt? >> look, this...
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in the state of california we have established a number of agreements, most particularly the wildfires where both third fleet and the expeditionary force assign helicopters in the need we are requested, it's pre-planned, our pilots are trained, we have the gary that's necessary and we can respond. most of the things we have done in the past, though, have come on almost random occurrences in the event of a complex catastrophe, so that is a little bit different for us. there has been movement within dod and we have grown and matured certainly our presence in the fema regions has expanded, new capabilities have been delivered to the states, and we have developed the much more responsive and functional command structure, i believe, with the dual status commander and that's somebody who can bridge national guard and active or federalized forces as they flow into a disaster response. but more recently the secretary of defense has elevated this and defense support to civil authorities has been dregted -- directed into the departments to start developing plans and policies that will adjust how
in the state of california we have established a number of agreements, most particularly the wildfires where both third fleet and the expeditionary force assign helicopters in the need we are requested, it's pre-planned, our pilots are trained, we have the gary that's necessary and we can respond. most of the things we have done in the past, though, have come on almost random occurrences in the event of a complex catastrophe, so that is a little bit different for us. there has been movement...
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so, people obviously on long island, new jersey are going and people in most in spikes california feel it less. toby makes a very good point about insurance rates, but i think back to katrina and i did not see, can't recall seeing any spike in insurance rates. so, you know, things like lumber again. this is more localized. not to minimalize it, but it's more localized at this point. >> brenda: susan. >> there are tremendous costs, and infrastructure destroyed, businesses, rail line tracks washed away in new jersey, and there's a lot of rebuilding and costs assembled in the various pieces and we need to remember when we start looking at blood prevention policies as we move forward, the impact, the economic impact and really, the amount of investment we're going to need to make in order to try to prevent some of the things in the future. >> brenda: actually, jonas, there's kind of a short-term spending boom, a stimulus in a way, isn't it? >> yeah, over the long term. but the government spending, basically in new jersey, particularly, you're going to see money being liquidated from cash s
so, people obviously on long island, new jersey are going and people in most in spikes california feel it less. toby makes a very good point about insurance rates, but i think back to katrina and i did not see, can't recall seeing any spike in insurance rates. so, you know, things like lumber again. this is more localized. not to minimalize it, but it's more localized at this point. >> brenda: susan. >> there are tremendous costs, and infrastructure destroyed, businesses, rail line...
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hi-def doppler showing you some of that rain now moving into far northern california. that's expected to slide our way throughout the day today. so the temperatures running in the 50s and low 60s for highs today. staying cool next few days unsettled and possibly a little bit wet. drying out over the weekend. but we could see some more showers return on tuesday. unwatering flooding tunnel at the tip of lower manhattan. it's a massive job. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. the brooklyn battery tunnel is one of the most historic stretches in america. opened in 1950 it has never seen anything like this. this is what it looks like when 60 million gallons of water goes where it doesn't belong. sandy's surge flooded two miles of the brooklyn battery, the longest continuous traffic tunnel in north america, typically responsible for 45,000 vehicles a day since last monday it has handled none. to see how it's getting fixed we board a boat for governor's island off of manhattan's southern tip as the coast guard, army corps of engineers and new york transit wor
hi-def doppler showing you some of that rain now moving into far northern california. that's expected to slide our way throughout the day today. so the temperatures running in the 50s and low 60s for highs today. staying cool next few days unsettled and possibly a little bit wet. drying out over the weekend. but we could see some more showers return on tuesday. unwatering flooding tunnel at the tip of lower manhattan. it's a massive job. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to...
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and there was a provision -- an initiative in california to require it, but the voters of california rejected that. right now the voters of california have not shown a willingness to go along with that. but i think the conflict between organic and genetic modification is going to go on. there are going to be battles over this for a long time unless these two sides come to some agreement on some kind of buffer zones or something between their types of production. host: we have a call from our farmers line in california. caller: i wanted to see if i could get a little explanation on what the farm bill has to do for the dairymen. and there are two sides. what is the discussion and why the upper or with some dairymen and not others in this program? thank you. guest: certainly. the farm bill, over the decades, from the 1930's, has paid a big role in the dairy industry, trying to keep prices at a level where farmers could afford to stay in business, not keeping them so high that the dairy processors believe that they cannot make a profit. it is a big battle every time. under the bill that
and there was a provision -- an initiative in california to require it, but the voters of california rejected that. right now the voters of california have not shown a willingness to go along with that. but i think the conflict between organic and genetic modification is going to go on. there are going to be battles over this for a long time unless these two sides come to some agreement on some kind of buffer zones or something between their types of production. host: we have a call from our...
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in my early years in sacramento, i had the good fortune to meet leaders of the state of california, the heads of executive departments. they appreciated the fact that civil service is a public trust. the whole idea of democracy is that each generation is the trustee for the next. each generation has the obligation to ensure that democracy is stronger for the next generation that is for our own. each generation has the duty to conserve and to preserve and to transmit the assets of a democracy. trusties' do not grab all the assets for themselves. ed meese was squarely within the tradition. he considered public service to be a great honor. it is again my pleasure to be with you this afternoon because you were the ideal of a dedicated public servant. your work continues here at heritage for which i congratulate you. the heritage of freedom is fragile and it must be transmitted from one generation to the next. that is the purpose of the heritage foundation, a remarkable institution which exemplifies one of the strong voices of a pluralistic and principled society can produce. the heritage of
in my early years in sacramento, i had the good fortune to meet leaders of the state of california, the heads of executive departments. they appreciated the fact that civil service is a public trust. the whole idea of democracy is that each generation is the trustee for the next. each generation has the obligation to ensure that democracy is stronger for the next generation that is for our own. each generation has the duty to conserve and to preserve and to transmit the assets of a democracy....
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help on the way from the west coast, from california. dozens of power trucks loaded on to giant air force cargo planes to help with power restoration. those things amazingly flying across the country all the way from california. the situation remains desperate in many neighborhoods in the tri-state area. these are pictures from this morning on staten island. there is virtually no power on the island. destruction is widespread. the secretary of homeland security janet napolitano will visit today. staten island is where the new york marathon will start on sunday. more subway service returning to manhattan, but not below 42nd street where power is still out in wide parts of the city south of that parallel. city officials say they may have to evacuate the marine life from the massive new york city aquarium based in brooklyn. the death toll from the storm nearing the 100 mark. despite the damage in atlantic city, that town's famous casinos are open again and they are conflicting reports about when power will be restored in manhattan. hundreds
help on the way from the west coast, from california. dozens of power trucks loaded on to giant air force cargo planes to help with power restoration. those things amazingly flying across the country all the way from california. the situation remains desperate in many neighborhoods in the tri-state area. these are pictures from this morning on staten island. there is virtually no power on the island. destruction is widespread. the secretary of homeland security janet napolitano will visit...
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now in california we have 300,000 people working in the clean energy industry. 3 million across this country. so i think if you look at the long-term trend trend line it is very clear and very solid. say something about the reagan comparison. ronald reagan started his re-election year in '84 with eight plus percent under employment. he got it below 8%. president obama has now got the unemployment rate down a full point over the last year. so the trend line, unlike jimmy carter is very clear. melissa: trend line is going other way. it went up this month. went from 7.8 to 7.9. green energy. solar what you want to highlight? more abound, more sole sole of a story of solar energy companies going bankrupt. that is what you guys want to cling to? >> well the fact is, it has been a growth industry overall. there can be right-wing or republican spins on that. over the last year the unemployment rate --. melissa: how much tax doars and what could the tax dollars spent on? >> can i say, melissa, give the president a little credit here. net more new jobs than when he took office in the wake. me
now in california we have 300,000 people working in the clean energy industry. 3 million across this country. so i think if you look at the long-term trend trend line it is very clear and very solid. say something about the reagan comparison. ronald reagan started his re-election year in '84 with eight plus percent under employment. he got it below 8%. president obama has now got the unemployment rate down a full point over the last year. so the trend line, unlike jimmy carter is very clear....